Letters to the Editor

WHILE driving around Wonnie and to the island I couldn’t help noticing how many car tyres and general backyard and trade rubbish there is on the roadsides, and on the weekend I found out why. My brother took a medium sized load of mainly...

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BASS Coast Shire Council’s latest response to calls for urgent action to stop erosion at Inverloch surf beach is utterly inadequate. I was shocked to see that while some councillors were falling over each other in the rush to congratulate officers...

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ANOTHER year has flown by, and as I take a moment to reflect on the year that was, I would like to express my gratitude for another year as the Member for Gippsland South. Thank you to each and every person who helps make Gippsland South the...

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THE festive season can be a joyous time for many people, as they take a well-earned break from work and school and spend time with family and friends. It’s a time to rest and reset for the new year. Yet for others, this time of year can be...

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AS CHRISTMAS and for many, the holidays rapidly approach, may I take this opportunity to thank you for the contribution you make to our beautiful eastern Victoria region. Our streets are a hive of activity. It is good to see our small businesses...

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I AM writing to respond to the letter in the November 26 paper, titled “Not the place for religious dialogue”, from Dilene Hinton. It broke my heart to read Dilene’s letter regarding her experience with the Catholic Church. It was very sad and...

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THERE are some news articles I should not read such as an inquest into suicide. Why did they do it? Similarly, a Letter to the Editor was published in the Sentinel Times (19/11) titled “Not the place for religious dialogue”. The writer has used...

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WITH the warmer weather and intermittent storms, it is a timely reminder to ensure we are all aware and prepared for what to do in case of bushfire. Bushfires can spread rapidly – even in urban areas under the right conditions. If you do not...

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HO, HO, ho! Christmas comes early for we who love a good laugh. If you didn’t laugh, you’d cry, especially reading the letter from Julian Glynn of Cowes. This former treasurer of the Victorian Liberals has the hypocritical gall to suggest that...

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I AM writing to express my disgust at the relentless attack on the former South Gippsland Shire Mayor and present councillor Clare Williams and her family, in the newspaper, The South Gippsland Voices. Editor, Mr Don Hill, a former councillor and...

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THE coming election, which may be as early as March next year, may be your last chance to elect an independent candidate. Future elections will be covered by changes to electoral laws pushed through parliament this week. The new laws cap electoral...

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I READ the article “John Kennedy initiative to benefit old and young” in the December 3 edition of the Sentinel Times with great heart following the earlier story about vandalism in Korumburra. I believe Mr Kennedy’s suggested initiative is an...

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I WANT to set the record straight on reports regarding the CFA’s funding. I know it has caused some fear and anger in our regional communities. Reports of an almost $70m cut from the CFA are wrong. Every year, a certain amount of money within our...

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LAST week the National Trust of Victoria crowned South Gippsland’s “Mount Fatigue Giant,” located in the Strzelecki Ranges, as Victorian Tree of the Year. The mountain ash giant is an impressive 46 metres tall with a trunk girth of 18.85...

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IN LAST week’s edition of SGCT October 3, the surface condition of the South Gippsland Highway, main arterial roads and their roadside slashing, along with an article on controlling blackberries On The Land, all caught one’s attention. However...

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